A great attraction to be shown at the opera house

From the Pope County Tribune, Thursday, Sept. 18, 1924

The Woods Motor company are now nicely located in the building formerly occupied by the Serrin garage. The new building gives ample show room to their Fords, Lincolns and Fordsons. Through the combination of the two garages a thriving business is enjoyed by the Woods Motor company.

Selmer Lien, who had been assistant barber at the Hansen barber shop, disappeared all of a sudden Wednesday night. It is said that he forgot to make full payment on a car he took and suit of clothes which he had bought. He, however, did not forget to help himself to his salary out of the cash register and a little more. Besides that, a waitress at the Rogers hotel disappeared the same evening and it looks as if he remembered to take her along.

On Tuesday evening a parcel shower was given in honor of Rosella Hagstrom, a bride-to-be, at the Wm. Bennett home. She received many beautiful and useful gifts. After a social evening was spent, a delicious lunch was served by the hostess.

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From the Glenwood Herald, Thursday, Sept. 18, 1924

A great attraction at the opera house. Film Illustrating western pioneer life to be shown during fair days. Manager McCauley has secured the great James Cruze production of “The Covered Wagon” for the local theater for three days beginning next Monday, which are the three days of the county fair. This is a Paramount picture adapted by Jack Cunningham from the famous novel by Emerson Hough.

Fruit can be raised in Pope county even if the soil where the fruit trees are planted has a gravel subsoil. J.P. Schmitz of eastern Leven states that he had been told that he could not get cherries on soil of that kind. Six years ago he planted some compos cherry trees and this year they are loaded with the finest fruit you ever saw. The trees are so loaded that you can barely see anything but cherries. We have a small branch loaded with these fine cherries in the Herald office that was taken from one of these trees. It is here for those who wish to see. Mr. Schmitz also has a number of apple trees that are bearing well. He also has a number of plum trees.

Miss Laura E. Forde of Starbuck will teach piano at Concordia College, Moorhead, this year. Miss Forde is a graduate of Lutheran Ladies Seminary at Red Wing, and was also an artist pupil of Madame Bailey-Applebeck. She also has had successful experience in teaching.

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From the Starbuck Times, Friday, Sept. 19, 1924

The following item clipped from the Morris Tribune will be of interest to local people as the girls referred to are from this vicinity and gave assumed names.: Three young ladies from Pope county, who gave their names as Myrtle Warren, June and Rose Jewett, were taken in custody  by Sheriff Ryan Wednesday afternoon for helping themselves to three hats at the Ernst Hat Shop. After looking at hats at the hat shop, they left the store without purchasing while Miss Ernst was in the back room. She soon missed the hats and called Sheriff Tyan, who found the young ladies in a nearby store. When accused of the crime, they first denied it, but later took the sheriff to the shed near the light plant where they had “planted” them. The hats were returned and the young ladies were taken before Judge Beise and released on probation.

As a result of disobeying the orders of his parents, James Mattson, 16-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. George Mattson of Mille Lacs county was seriously injured while trying to board a moving train at Ashby. Young Mattson together with his partner Gerald Gardener left home three weeks before to work in the Dakota harvest fields. After working for about two weeks Mattson decide3d he wanted to go home. His parents wrote and told him to come but specifically stated that he should buy a ticket and not bum this way. However, the boys, thinking they would save the price of a ticket, rode the blinds. Upon arriving at Ashby they stopped in a restaurant to get something to eat and before they discovered that the train was leaving it was already well in motion. They ran to catch on one of the freight cars. Gardner managed to board safely and upon looking around saw young Mattson tumble beside the track. For a time it was thought that his injuries might be fatal but at present he is improving slowly although he will not be able to be taken home for some time. Park Region Echo.

He who does nothing for others does nothing for himself. The best thing you can do is to attend Mankato Commercial College, Mankato, Minn. Send for catalog.